Luhrs owners manual

Give heebeejeebies to anyone who's ever done submarine duty. I can't remember when the last time I saw someone trying to sleep six in a boat this size, but I guess their marketing people have a reason for it. I'd rather sleep on the couch, thank you. She's got the typical L-shape settee, but do you ever see anyone sitting at these things?

The table is always in the way, and being move around -- usually spilling everything thats on it. All over the white carpet that shouldn't be there. And like a movie theater, people only want to sit at the ends -- no one wants to sit in the middle. I still think the convertible dinette is a better idea, and far more useful.

Yet that extra 11" of beam makes the difference between claustrophobia and leibenschraum. The glass work is not perfect, but its darn good. Gel coat don't hold up worth a diddly though. No weak spots, no footprints left by the bean counters we could see. Solid, decent construction. Engineering wise, we find just about everything done the way it should be done, with little to complain about.

The inline 6 cylinder diesels don't cramp the engine room too much and maintaining this boat will be about as easy as it gets. How do the 's hold up? Nobody knows, they're too new to have developed a track record. But, Cat does a fair job honoring their warranties.

The price tag? Well, its probably not enough to strangle a cat all by itself. Until, that is, you go haywire on all those extra goodies that you really don't need but are going to buy anyway to help all us good folks in the marine industry keep our economy going. Once you start looking around at your options you'll probably feel as I do that this is a pretty good buy, new or used.

For the price, you'll also find that there's a lot that you don't get. Like there's dearth of hardware, and when you look at more costly boats, you'll see things there that aren't here.

But what is there, is worth being there, and they don't try to fool you by adding a lot of junk just in order to say its there. Boy, haven't we had enough of that? Are people finally learning that if it aint good quality, it aint worth having? No feature stripe tape to crinkle up, no cheap molded plastics, no aluminum, no die cast zinc alloy, no cost cutting, bean counting crapola junk worthy of being mistaken as a Chinese import.

So you won't find a bunch of crappy leaky portholes there aren't any , nor a couple extra deck hatches there aren't any -- you know the plastic kind you step on and you feel like you're gonna fall through -- or aluminum window frames that corrode like hell and leak like crazy and pour salt water all over your nice interior.

No crunchy, crumbly molded plastic ventilator cowls, no mildew infested plastic inspection ports that aren't worth a buck-and-a-half, no hardware screwed into glass that's going to rip out. And there's some hand rails missing, too.

Did I miss anything? But so what? Yes, sir, I do believe I see a trend in the making here. And its very definitely a welcome one. Keep it clean, keep it simple, and if it isn't good quality, forget about it. If you can't afford to put a good one on, then leave it off. Don't appeal to vanity by doing something stupid.

Boats are just to darn expensive to be peddling junk for very long and get away with it. Five years running now, what we got here is another very credible effort by Luhrs to deliver good value for the money. Whatever else her faults, there is some integrity in the construction of this boat, and we're always pleased to report that. Twenty years from now these boats will be selling just like 20 year old Bertrams do today.

Because they look good and they be good. Charleston, SC Dania Beach, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Jacksonville, FL Kiawah Island, SC Miami Beach, FL North Palm Beach, FL I ve owed luhrs and had the extra money to buy other hi end boats and I just come back to the luhrs there look there ride and price.

CaptainChase , May 11, Awesome first post Mark! Not too familiar with how our 40 rides yet, but have always loved the lines and looks of the luhrs. MHayden11 , Aug 11, Joined: Aug 11, Messages: 1 Location: Florida. Preferably or newer! Butch Porcaro , Aug 17, I recently purchases and 89 Luhrs 34C Tournament. The boats lines are impressive, the interior space is well utilized. I run this boat in Buzzards Bay and it is smooth tracking and takes waves elegantly.

I enjoy tinkering with vintage items and prefer to install or replace parts with OEM quality or to original specifications. The first yachts instantly won the sympathy of the public. In August , the Hunter brand was acquired by David E. At the peak of capacity in the mids, Hunter shipyards in Connecticut, Florida, and the United Kingdom built more than 2, sailboats annually.

Now Hunter Marine launches less than 20 boats a year: they are assembled in a modern shipyard located in the town of Alachua, near the research center of the University of Florida. Hunter 15 JY Owner's Manual.